Play ball!

If you’ve been itching to watch live baseball, or just jonesing for ballpark hot dogs, the Leesburg Lightning kicks off its summer season June 1 at home against the Deland Suns. Leesburg plays a 45-game schedule in the Florida Collegiate Summer League along with Deland, the Sanford River Rats, the Seminole County Scorpions, the Winter Garden Squeeze, and the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs. Admission is free to home games at Pat Thomas Stadium, at Dixie Avenue and Canal Street. The 2018 schedule is available at leesburglightning.com.